Comment Quote by Donna Tartt

Whatever is going on in your life when you're writing has to somehow seep into your work.

— Kate Bush

I'm writing, I'm directing, I'm editing, I'm mixing, I'm showrunning. There is a certain point where it's like, the work is the work.

— Sam Levinson

My two bits here are that writing is a solitary job but there are times when one needs to discuss the work, and see…

— Sriram Raghavan

It would take some encouragement for me to accept other people's opinions on how I should present my work because my work means a…

— Y'lan Noel

A big part of doing your work is defending your time and your attention so you can do your work.

— Seth Godin

I can always write. Sometimes, to be sure, what I write is crap, but it's words on the page and therefore it is something…

— Geraldine Brooks

I love to write, so it rarely seems like work - even when it gets arduous.

— Dennis Lehane

I'm always writing, always working.

— James Acaster

If the stuff you're writing is not for yourself, it won't work.

— Stephen King

My work is writing, but my real work is being.

— William Saroyan

I sometimes think about writing just to keep my mind active when I'm not working, but I don't think I would be good enough.

— Ruby Bentall

Writing is very hard work and knowing what you're doing the whole time.

— Shelby Foote